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<A NAME="CDDJDEIF"></A><h1>Building and using a form style</h1>
<A NAME="TI6492"></A><p><img src="images/proc.gif" width=17 height=17 border=0 align="bottom" alt="Steps"> To build and use a form style:</p>
<ol><li class=fi><p>Do one of the following:</p><p><A NAME="TI6493"></A>
<ul>
<li class=fi>Copy the window and
menu from an existing form style to act as your starting point</li>
<li class=ds>Begin from scratch by creating a new window and
placing in it one or two DataWindow controls that have the supported
names
</li>
</ul>
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<li class=ds><p>Save the window with a special comment that indicates
that the window serves as the basis for a form style.</p></li>
<li class=ds><p>Enhance the form style by adding controls to the
window, modifying the menu, defining window functions to serve as
actions, and so on.</p></li>
<li class=ds><p>Copy all objects used in the form style (such
as windows, user objects, and menus) to a library that will be defined
as a style library for InfoMaker users.</p></li>
<li class=ds><p>Add the style library to the search path for InfoMaker
users.</p><p>When InfoMaker users create a new form, the form style you
defined displays in the New Form dialog box. Users can select the
style to build a form based on the style you built.</p></li></ol>
<br><A NAME="TI6494"></A><p>The rest of this chapter describes these steps.</p>

